Theodore Witherell

Ted Witherell has 25 years of experience guiding the development of organizations and their most important asset – their people. As Senior Director of Talent Management for Partners HealthCare System, he partners with executive leaders to set the strategies and support the success of their operations. He provides advice and counsel on talent management, change management, employee engagement, team development, executive coaching, learning solutions, and leadership development. Prior to this, he held similar roles at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals.

Outside of Partners, Ted consults with organizations like WorldCare International, Contemplative Leaders in Action, and the Massachusetts Medical Group Managers Association. He is an adjunct faculty member and guest lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Northeastern University and Boston College. Ted has served on the Healthcare Council of the American Management Association and the Steering Committee of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL), and he chairs the NCHL Coaching Council.